LSU star Flau’Jae Johnson has urged high school hoopers to stay grounded as they get set to move up the ladder. Johnson is one of the most popular basketball stars to come out of high school and knows a thing or two about how things can quickly turn around.
However, the 5-foot-4 guard insists players can avoid some of these issues as long as they remain focused.
Flau’Jae Johnson Urges High School Ballers To Cut the Distraction
Johnson shared this advice in an interactive chat with a five-star recruit and one of the class 2027 top prospects, Jezelle “GG” Banks.
The Sprayberry High School Alumni urged high school players not to make mistakes that may cost them their careers.
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“You gotta watch what you do. You are in a position, you got to college, you could change your family life, you gotta watch who you hang around with, Johnson said in the chat shared on Bothworlds’ Instagram page.
Johnson did admit that she lived a wild life in high school, but she was always cautious and prayerful.
“Like that’s what I did. My high school years, I ain’t going to lie, I was living on the edge. I was having a grand time. I don’t regret nothing,” she continued. “But I was definitely like prayed up. And I moved smart and I hung around people that don’t have a lot going on.
“Make sure your friends are like chasing their dreams, chasing goals, cos like you’ll be the only one. I’m telling you, it’ll go like that.”
Flau’Jae Johnson at High School
Johnson did have a high school to remember. As a senior at Sprayberry High School in Marietta, Georgia, she was named Region 6A Player of the Year.
The 5-foot-10 guard also won the Most Valuable Player prize at the Jordan Brand Classic and played in the 2022 McDonald’s All-American Game.
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Following the conclusion of her high school career, Johnson had her jersey retired at Sprayberry, the first and only woman to receive that honor.
Johnson would later commit to LSU for college basketball, where she has continued to excel.
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